February 3, 2023 Clinical Research Autism rates have tripled. Is it now more common or are we just better at diagnosis? Study concludes the latter.
February 2, 2023 General information The last drug that can fight gonorrhea is starting to falter. Report from Massachusetts Department of Health uncovers new resistant strains to multiple antibiotic regimens.
February 1, 2023 Prescription Drugs Health Canada rightly conducts safety review on off-label prescribing of breastfeeding drug, domperidone, amid psychiatric concerns as well as risk of cardiac arrhythmia. Available in US as investigational drug but banned for general use.
January 31, 2023 General information Canadian doctors spend millions of hours on soul-destroying unnecessary paperwork each year: report
January 30, 2023 Health Policy Health Canada sticks with Evusheld despite U.S. FDA dropping the COVID drug
January 27, 2023 Epidemiology Canadian study reports on COVID-19 misinformation and its health outcome consequences.
January 26, 2023 Genomics Genetic screening study offers first glimpse of how many suffer from previously unknown illness
January 25, 2023 Health Statistics Self harm a ‘priority area’ for public health amid 4 affected youth visiting Hamilton EDs a week
January 24, 2023 Clinical Research Proof of concept via in vitro testing shows that venous clots can be broken down more quickly than meds using an ultrasound vortex. Still far away from clinical use if it ever gets to that endpoint.
January 23, 2023 Dementia Alzheimer’s Research UK has developed an online brain check-up tool that aims to cut risk of dementia at any age
